Readers Respond on the Election, Economy

Here are some of the reader comments, and my responses, to the Nov. 9 Capital column on the Democratic takeover of Congress. Some of these have been edited. You can reach me at capital@wsj.com.

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Woodie Williamson writes: Any way one looks at this mess, this is not a hard won prize for the Democrats; this is a gift to the Democrats. This election was a vote against George Bush and Donald Rumsfeld (Dumsfeld).